California Department of Transportation
Caltrans Transportation Planning Planning Offices Office of Regional and Interagency Planning Native American Liaison Branch

Native American Liaison Branch

The Department of Transportation recognizes the unique sovereign status of Federally recognized Tribes and the cultural values of all Native American communities in California, and it is committed to strengthening the Government-to-Government relationship with the Tribes.

There are currently 108 federally recognize tribes in California. These Tribal Governments hold inherent powers of limited sovereignty and are charged with the same responsibilities as any other governmental authority: Planning the use of their resources to meet their social, economic cultural and political needs.

California is home to the largest Native American population in the country, including Federally recognized Tribes, terminated, or non-federally recognized Tribes, and urban Indian communities.

The web site is designed to provide information from the Department of Transportation, as well as links to other Native American web sites.

Native American Liaison Coordinators List

California Indian Reservations Roads (IRR) Technical Report - Click Here

Upcoming Workshop Announcements:

Quarterly Native American Advisory Committee Meetings:
Dates:   July 23, 2008
              October 22, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Location: Woodland CA
Place: 624 N. East Street Woodland CA 95776 (Caltrans Training Center) Behind Valley Oaks Inn
Training Center Tel: (530) 662-2426
Valley Oaks Inn Tel: (530) 666-5511
Liaison Branch Tel: (916) 653-3175
More Information Please contact Chrissa DesRosiers-Gomez

Long Range Transportation Plan Workshop
Date: Fall 2008
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Northern CA
Place: TBD
More information Please contact: Kimberly Johnston-Dodds at (916) 651-6527 or
Sabrina Rawson, Training coordinator, National Indian Justice Center
Phone: 707) 579-5507
Fax: (707) 579-9019
email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org

Tribal Transportation Academy
Date: Fall 2008
Location: pending
Time: Pending

41st Native American Day Celebration
Date: September 26, 2008
For more information contact Carolyn Yee.

Native American Heritage Month 2008 Celebration
For more information contact Carolyn Yee.

Long Range Transportation Plan Workshop
Sponsored by Caltrans Native American Advisory Committee, ­­­Dates to be announced. For more information please contact Sabrina Rawson, National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) phone: (707) 579-5507, or email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org

Tribal Transportation Academy
August 20-21, 2008 at the National Indian Justice Center in Santa Rosa, California. For more information please contact:
Sabrina Rawson, NIJC (707) 579-5507, or email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org

Transportation Research Board Tribal Transportation Issues Committee Annual Meeting
January, 2009 at Washington, DC for more information go to www.trb.org

65th Annual National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Conference
October 19-24 2008. Phone: (202) 466-7767 Fax: (202) 466-7796 Email: www.NCAI.org Hyatt Regency: 122 North Second Street, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85004 (602) 252 123

41st Native American Day Celebration 2008
Friday September 26, 2008. California State Capitol, North-side steps, Sacramento, CA.

Tribal Transportation (TTAP) Announcements
Contact: Sabrina Rawson, National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) phone: (707) 579-5507 or email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org

National Tribal Transportation Conference
Oklahoma City, OK. Nov. 10-13 2008

Grant Writing: Funding Sources for Long Range Transportation Planning
Santa Rosa, CA on August 18-19, 2008. Contact: Sabrina Rawson, National Indian Justice Center (NIJC)Phone: (707) 579-5507 or email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org


Phone or E-mail us at:
Cynthia Gomez, Branch Chief (916) 654-2389

Kimberly Johnston-Dodds (916) 651-6527

Carolyn Yee (916) 654-2719

Chrissa DesRosiers-Gomez (916) 653-3175